• Some users have recently had their accounts hijacked. It seems that the now defunct EVGA forums might have compromised your password there and seems many are using the same PW here. We would suggest you UPDATE YOUR PASSWORD and TURN ON 2FA for your account here to further secure it. None of the compromised accounts had 2FA turned on.
    Once you have enabled 2FA, your account will be updated soon to show a badge, letting other members know that you use 2FA to protect your account. This should be beneficial for everyone that uses FSFT.

Recommendations for my setup?

K

kevineugenius

[H]ard|Gawd
Joined
Dec 9, 2006
Messages
1,415
Just built a nice system but you know it'll be upgrade time very soon, that's just how life works when we're employed :p.

Case: POS, need a new one
Mobo: Gigabyte Z68 UD4
CPU: 2600k
RAM: 2x4gb Ripjaws
GPU: XFX 6870
HDDs: 1x 10k rpm 1x 7200rpm
ODs: 1x BD
Other: PCI sound card, dual-fan CPU cooler

The upgrade planned is to move into a HAF 932 (maybe 922 but I don't think the fit of large video cards in those is quite good enough for me), add a second 6870, add an SSD, and upgrade the PSU. My current thought is a Corsair 850w but I may need to go higher than that. I have no experience whatsoever with high-end power supplies, so I'd very much appreciate constructive and factual input about what I should look for, why you recommend brand-x over brand-y, why selection a is worth the extra money over selection b, that sort of thing.
 
2x 6870 overclocked ~ 350W @ full load
2600k ~ 130W
the rest < 50W

A high end 550W units or a decent 600W unit will be more than plenty.. AX850 if for a whole different ball game..
What's your budget and where are you buying from?
 
Current PSU is a Hipro HP-W700WC3 which seems to have good reviews on Newegg and has plenty of wattage for what I currently run, but I'm told it's not a good clean solution and I may be gambling a bit by using it.

Will be buying from Newegg, budget is TBD but I reaaaaally cringe at spending more than $100 on a power supply. I remember the good ol' days when I got a case with a power supply for my builds for $50 and they were bulletproof and gave me no problems :)
 
kevineugenius said:
Current PSU is a Hipro HP-W700WC3 which seems to have good reviews on Newegg and has plenty of wattage for what I currently run, but I'm told it's not a good clean solution and I may be gambling a bit by using it.

Will be buying from Newegg, budget is TBD but I reaaaaally cringe at spending more than $100 on a power supply. I remember the good ol' days when I got a case with a power supply for my builds for $50 and they were bulletproof and gave me no problems :)
Click to expand...

Hipro makes good units.. in fact, the one you have is probably better than most 700W units under 100$ on newegg atm ;)
It will provide 600W of 12v power which is a few steps beyond what you need for a 6870 CFX setup.
 
So, since I now have a recommendation for and against my own PSU... should I just keep the beast? It's got two more PCIe connections and has given me no reason to doubt other than someone who I deemed as knowledgeable told me it wasn't a good unit....
 
I still don't think that HiPro is a good unit. I would replace it if you can afford to. However if you can't afford to, just follow Zero82z's recommendation. He's a lot more knowledgeable about PSUs than I am.
 
PC Power and Cooling seems to have a very nice reputation. I've been thinking of getting one from them if I ever go to SLI again.
 
cortexodus said:
PC Power and Cooling seems to have a very nice reputation. I've been thinking of getting one from them if I ever go to SLI again.
Click to expand...
Only a handful of PC P&C PSUs are worth buying these days sadly. Even then there are often better PSUs in the price range of those good PC P&C PSUs.
 
I would be hunting for a quality case as well...

I personally really prefer Lian-Li... light and intelligently designed. I did a build with their PC-K57 Lancool ($59.99 on Newegg) and it was a good balance of function, appearance, and price although a bit heavy at the expense of steel panels on a Lian-Li.
 
With regards to the HAF 922 and big video cards...

I have crossfire 6950s in my system. One of them is the large reference card that's over 11 inches long. It fits no problem. Really the 922 is a large mid-tower case.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top